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UNIT-D STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MAX ADLER, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO MAYER,

STBOUSE & CO., OF SAME -PLACE.

CORSET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 244,511, dated July 19,1881. Application filed May 31, 1881. (Model.)

To all whom @t may concern:

Be it known that I, MAX ADLER, of. New Haven, in the county of New Havenand State of Connecticut, have invented a new Improvement in Corsets;and I do hereby declare the following, when taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, and the letters of reference marked thereon, tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the same, and which saiddrawings constitute part of this specification, and represent, in- YFigurel, aside view of the lower part of the hip-section, to whichthisinvention particularly relates; Fig.`2, a section on line w w; Fig.3, a section on l'ine z z.

This invent-ion relates to an improvement in that class of corsets whichare provided with means for giving an elasticity to the corset upon thehips. In some cases elasticgores have been introduced at the hip forthis purpose. The necessary yielding at the lower edge of the corset ismuch greater in proportion than it is a short distance above; hence ifan elastic gore be introduced it must be very broad, so as to cover alarge surface, in order that the requisite yielding at the lower edgemay be attained, in which case the gore is a discomfort to the wearerbecause of the heatk ing at the bottom. This construction isuncomfortable for the wearer, because of the strain on the elastic stripat the bottom, leaving an open space above, which presents no bearingupon the hip.

The object of this invention is to overcome these difficulties; and itconsists in the construction as hereinafter described, and particularlyrecited in the claims.

A represents the front, and B the rear part, of the hip-section, cut soas to leave a goreshaped space between them at the lower edge.Vertically down the side of the corset over this space is a stay orstrip, C. From each side the opening to the stay a strip of elasticmaterial, D, is introduced. This strip may extend from the rear edge ofthe front part to the forward edge of the rear part without theintervention of the strip C 3 but I prefer that strip.

Y E E( are two gore-shaped pieces, each narrower than the cut-away partof the front and rear sections, but attached, respectively, to the edgesof the said parts A B and so as to extend down over the elastic strip D,as seen in Fig. 2.

Between the rear edge of the gore-piece E and the forward edge of thestrip C is a narrow strip, F, of elastic material, and between .theforward edge of the rear gore-piece, E',

single piece between the adjacent edges of the gores E E. The gores E Eare, preferably,

`provided with the usual bones or stays.

By this construction the long strip D yields to the great varying strainat that point, the same as if it were an elastic gore extending from thelower edge upward to the apex of the gore. Thenarrower gore orgore-pieces F F are sufficient for the adjustability above the loweredge, and occupy very much less space than would a complete elasticgore.`

By the combined gore-pieces E and E', with the intermediate elasticmaterial and the long elastic strips D, the requisite elasticityyielding, or adjustability is given to the hip-sectionv and the uncomfortableopening or great extent of elastic material is avoided, the corset ismore durable than in either case, and far more comfortable to thewearer.

From the foregoing it will be understood that I do not broadly claim theintroduction of elastic gores or material at the hip-section, and that,while I prefer the vertical intermediate strip or stay, C, it is notessential to the invention; but

What I do claim is- 1. In a corset, the gore-pieces E E', introi ducedbetween the front and rear partsof vthe hip-section, combined withnarrow elastic maelastic material between said gore-pieces and 1o saidcentral strip, and an elastic connection below, between said centralstrip or stay and the front and rear parts of said section,substantially as described.

MAX ADLER. Witnesses:

L. D. ROGERS, J. H. SHUMWAY.

